In Luxembourg: “Family life is destroyed by social networks”

Banning social networks before the age of 16 would undoubtedly be “not in accordance with the Constitution,” notes Pirate MP Sven Clement, who is primarily focusing on media education for adolescents. In Luxembourg, certain protections already exist. The digital age of consent is 16. Before this age, anyone must in theory obtain the agreement of their legal guardian to use online sales, streaming and also social networks. “To ban it would be too great an attack on the freedoms and habits of Luxembourgers,” judges Paul Galles, vice-president of the Youth Commission, who also pleads to raise awareness.